For a long time, LGBTQ+ people have suffered from rejection and even oppression from many people. They have to hide their true identity from the public.
However, with growing acceptance in recent years, more and more people are starting to dare to express themselves. Even several well-known politicians and leaders in the world proudly declare that they are members of the LGBTQ+ community.
In today's article, we will meet some world leaders and famous politicians who proudly announced that they are a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Let's meet these courageous leaders who are making history and paving the way for a more friendly and accepting world for anyone.
1. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is a famous Icelandic politician and the former Prime Minister of Iceland. She served as a prime minister from 2009 to 2013. She's not only the first female prime minister of Iceland.
She is also the world's first openly LGBTIQ+ head of government. She married her girlfriend, Jónína Leósdóttir, in 2010 after Iceland passed a law allowing same-sex marriage for all couples.
(Photo by Johannes Jansson/CC BY 2.5 DK)
2. Elio Di Rupo
Elio Di Rupo is a Belgian politician and a member of the Socialist Party in Belgium. He has held several important positions in the Belgian government, including as the prime minister from 2011 to 2014.
He's openly gay and is very active in fighting for LGBT rights. He also played an important role in passing same-sex marriage law in Belgium.
3. Leo Varadkar
Leo Varadkar is a very famous and important Irish politician. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Ireland from 2017 to 2020.
He was chosen once again for the same position in 2022 to this day. Varadkar is not only openly gay but also the first openly gay head of government of a majority-Catholic country.
(Instagram @leovaradkar)
4. Ana Brnabić
Ana Brnabić is a popular Serbian politician and a member of the Serbian Progressive Party. She has served as the Prime Minister of Serbia since 2017 to this day. It makes her the first openly lesbian head of government of a post-communist country.
5. Xavier Bettel
Xavier Bettel is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician. He has served as the Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2013. In 2015, he married his partner, Gauthier Destenay, and became the first EU leader to marry a same-sex partner. (Photo by www.kremlin.ru)
5 World Leaders Who Are Openly LGBTQ+
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